Slot angle bar



E. B. RICE.

SLOT ANGLE BAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYH, 191a 1,303,726. I Y Patented May13,l919.

Unirnn STATESPATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed may 11, 1918. Serial'No. 233,898.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, .EAnn-nsm BL, RICE,

a citizen of the UnitedStates', residing at meeting. ends of rail sections .W'lthOlltu the use of nuts and bolts and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved rail joint, having means for uniting the meeting ends of the railroad rails together, and means for locking the same against movement in relation to the rail chair, which recelves the meeting ends.

A further object of the invention is to character which is durable and eflicient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view theinvention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved rail joint, 1

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, i

Fig. 3 is a horizontal longitudinal section taken through the improved rail joint,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the rail chair, and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the locking key.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several "iews, the numeral 1 generally in dicates the improved rail chair, which is adaptedto receive the meeting ends of the railjsections2 and j Thejimprovedyrail. Chair is constructed from one piece of suitable metallic material andjlconsistsof a base for supporting. the

base of; the" rail, and upwardly extending; sides 5 and 6, theinner faces of which are I formed tothe contour of the base and web.

of the sections. i i

The rail sect ons 2 j and. 3 are provided with transverse apertures 7, which are positioned adjacent to the ends thereof and the apertures arranged to receive the legs 8 of the U-shaped locking member 9, the bight portion 10 of which is adapted to lie against the webs of the rail sections.

The inner face of the side 6 is provided with a groove 11 which extends inwardly from one end wall thereof to a point beyond the center of the chair.

In assembling the improved device, one leg of the U-shaped member 9 is positioned in the aperture 7 of the rail section 3, which is slid into the chair 1 until the same protrudes out of the operative end thereof, the leg 8 of the U-shaped member 9 is then positioned in the aperture 7 of the rail section 2 and the rail sections are then slid into the chair and the bi'ght portion 10 of the U- shaped member 9 slides into the groove 11, which is provided for that purpose.

To prevent displacement of the rail seo tions 2 and 3 in relation to the rail chair 1,

a key 12 is provided, which is adapted to sit in a slot 13, which extends downwardly from the upper surface of the chair to a point below the groove 11. The groove 18 is spaced from the end wall of the groove 11, so that the bight portion 10 of the U- shaped member 9 will rest between the end wall and the groove 13.

The key 12 includes the straight body ortion 13 having the lower end thereof 0 set as at 1 1, which is adapted to sit in the lower contracted portion 15 of the groove 13 and sits behind and engages the U-shaped member 9, so as to confine the same between the rear wall of the groove 11 and the key. The upper end of the key is provided with a head 16, which provides means whereby the same can be removed when desired.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the accom- Patented nay 13,1919.

vantages of my invention as set forth.

What I claim asnew is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination, of a pair of rails, a U-shaped locking member arranged to lock the rails together, of a chair arranged to slidably receive the rails and the U-shaped locking member, and a vertically sliding key detachably carried by the chair intermediate the ends thereof and arranged to engage the U-shaped locking member to prevent relative movement between the rails and chair. 2. A device of the class described the com Copies of this patent may be obtained for bination, of a pair of rails having apertures therein adjacent to the meeting ends, thereof, a U-shaped member having parallel legs arranged to fit in the apertures to unite the sections together, of a chair arranged to receive the rail sections, the chair having a groove extending from one end thereof to a point beyond the center thereof arranged to slidably receive the bight portion of the U-shaped member, the chair having a groove communicatin with the first groove and extending at rlght angles thereto, and a key arranged to fit in the last mentioned groove and engage the U-shaped member, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARNEST B. RICE.

Witnesses W. Z. CRArFoRn, A. G. DAVIS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

